How Safe Is My Child From Social Corruption?

Part of being a parent is knowing how safe is your child in any given situation. However, one situation that many people do not consider to ask may actually come as quite as a surprise.

How Safe Is My Child From Social Corruption?

While on the surface this looks like the template for most general questions that a parent may ask, especially since we have a tendency to turn the social majority during times of need. Turning to society when asking if your child is safe from social corruption is like asking a crackhead if your crack rock is safe with him. In the case of the crack head, we can all agree and plainly see that would not be a wise choice. When it comes to getting society’s opinion on keeping your child safe from social corruption we mysteriously become blind to wisdom and logic.

Instinctive Protection For Your Child

First, when it comes to answering any issues of how safe your child is, it should always be remembered that while they are still young and unable to make their own sensible decisions. It is this lack of decision-making development that a child truly is never safe. A parent has to be on guard against everything, everyone, and at everyplace 24/7, 365 days a year. This deep sense of protection for children is something so instinctive that it is something that most of us do not even have to think about, we simply just do it. The thing about society and social corruption is that they attempt to mislead you into believing that they too are a result of instinct, thus they should be treated as such.

Yes, it is true that society has been around in various manifestations since the creation of man. The thing about these previous societies though is that they greatly differed in their demographics, ideas, and time frame than our own. In the status quo, society attempts to tell you that it has not changed for years, just like the instinctive need to protect a child. It is just something that you go with the flow on when it comes to being alive on earth and interacting with general society.

The instinctive NEED to protect a child is a part of our evolution that has not changed the least bit over the course of time.

Society on the other hand has changed many times and will change many more during a lifetime. It is this perpetual state of change and the use of many metaphorical masks that you should really consider asking how safe is your child from social corruption? Am I the only one that feels threatened, paranoid, and unsafe at the thought of seeing society as just another part of life we go through and never change, just one more lie to the list?

Am I the only one that is worried for the future of our children when they grow up and only know social corruption?

I would like to think that I am not the only parent worried about social corruption having an effect on the life of my child. Something to keep in mind here, there is a difference in social corruption and morality, what may be considered justice in one may be taboo in the other. One thing that you definitely know now when it comes to how safe is your child from social corruption is that they are not safe at all. In fact, social corruption is one of the most dangerous poisons to our children and their minds. Teach your child to critically, creatively, and candidly ask questions about how society works and how do the people within it live. The biggest step that any parent can make for their child is to raise them with an open mind, open heart, and a soul opposed to social constructs.

Can We Really Trust The Government & The War On Drugs?

Can We Really Trust The Government & The War On Drugs?

When it comes to the War On Drugs, the last 40+ years reinforced a lesson that should have been learned during the prohibition of alcohol. Prohibition inherently fails, perpetuates problems, and keeps the United States Government and the rest of the world from reaping the benefits that would be created in a different policy framework. For example, look at all the benefits that could come from the legalization of marijuana and hemp. When it comes to our best interest, can we really trust the government and their stance of an all out war on drugs?

Recently, the United States Government has been sending all sorts of crossed signals when it comes to the War On Drugs and marijuana. One day it seems that we can trust the government to make the right decision and adopt a Smart On Drugs approach. Then the next day they decide to take three steps back on the issue.

To prove my point here, Obama was recently quoted as saying that marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol. After saying this, it did not take long for a White House spokesman to reassure over half of the American people in favor of marijuana legalization that the administration's stance on the issue had not changed. How can we really trust the government and their agenda of a War On Drugs when their rhetoric and actions are totally conflicting?

In my opinion of whether or not we can really trust the government the answer is no. I am not going to place my faith in an ideology that has been nothing but over 40 years of failure. Furthermore, I am not putting my hopes to do the right thing any time soon in a nation that did not learn anything from the prohibition of alcohol. Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. That is exactly what has been happening with the War On Drugs during its entire existence.

Content Mill Or Launch Pad To Success

One thing that every freelance writer dreads is being sucked into a content mill where they are only offered low paying jobs that are not worth their time or effort. One such place that many claim is nothing more than a content mill is Elance. A good bit of articles on the internet, individuals on LinkedIn, and many other social media outlets claim that you will never make it as a freelancer on Elance. Is there any truth in their claim?

In my opinion, the answer is NO!

The basis for my opinion on this is that I originally worked in an actual mill, a carpet mill to be exact. I was there for nearly three years and saw my life going no where. It can be so difficult to advance or go anywhere in such a place and was told by many people there, people who had been doing the same job for 40+ years, that it was nothing but a dead end job. The reason for this is because in a work enviroment such as a mill it can be extremely hard to work your way up and stand out. Even if you are a hard worker, which I was, most of the time the only way to move up is with deceit, back stabbing, and lies. Those methods are no ways to live and make a name for yourself. However, I sine being on Elance I can actually see a future for myself.

However, in freelance writing on Elance I have found a way that my hard work can actually pay off and be recognized. Am I going to make the same rate of pay that I did, $13.13 an hr., when I started I know that I did not. Too many people approach freelance writing websites such as Elance in hopes that they will instantly make more money than whatever job they did previously. It takes time, patience, and effort. Here are a couple things that I have found to work.

• Balance- Don't expect to be making big bucks right off the rip on Elance. It takes time to build up your reputation. Originally, I could only get fixed price jobs. I was having a hard time finding a WorkView job which is essential. Once you do manage to get a WorkView job, get a couple fixed priced jobs to go along with it. Even at some of the low rates offered in workview jobs if you add in a couple fixed price jobs you will likely end up making close to what you did in your previous jobs, but logging less hours.
• Persistence- Be persistent and active in the freelance writing community, a good place for Elancers is the Elance Professional Network on LinkedIn.
• Do Not Let the NaySayers Get You Down- It can be easy to give up on Elance when you read some of the articles on the net. For the most part though, it has gotten very good reviews. The people who complain about it and claim it is a content mill likely did not put very much effort into actually establishing themselves on Elance.

Bottom line, Elance can be a great launch pad to being successful as a Freelance writer. You wont be able to wave a magic wand and be great, but that is the truth of anything in life. Content Mill or not, the environment offered by being a freelance writer is completely different than any actual mill setting. Honestly, I think the term "content mill" is a bit of a misnomer, and this is coming directly from somebody that had to deal with working in an actual mill for several years.  What do you think, Content Mill or Launch Pad To Success?

Breaking Social Constructs: Natures Time Not Our Own

When it comes to breaking social constructs there is one major thing to always remember, we are not on our own time. We are in fact on the time that we have borrowed from nature because without it we wouldn't have life in the first place.

Its funny though...

Everyone in the world is always rush rush rush...and each thing they are rushing too is another event or place that has been created within a society that is covered up with a cancer. The difference between the cancer of society when compared to regular cancer? This is a cancer that we can cure because it is a cancer that we have created.

Don't get me wrong, I partake in the pleasures and technology of modern times. However, one thing that I always try to do is set aside a little bit of time to appreciate nature and the things that the Universe has done for me.

Our souls all sing to the tune of 10,000 Natural Kinds, but can you hear the music?

 Take the time out to listen to its sweet music. I am sure that in doing at least one thing daily on natures time and not our own, that you will be a much happier person and already taken a step to
breaking social constructs.

Grassroots Movement For My Small Businesses

It has officially been 2014 for four days now. Many of us, have probably already had a hard time keeping our new year resolution and in our small business. Myself and my goal for my writing, my small business, and spending more time with my family is actually coming along pretty good for the moment. Really trying to go after the entrepreneurial spirit that i feel will dominate 2014. Trying to get more of a grassroots movement started for Growth In Recovery. I have come to realize that one of the reasons that I have not had much success thus far in its promotion is because I neglected the most important part of any CrowdFunding Campaign, small business, or marketing development project. I had been focusing on the big picture of promoting my business and purpose on the very large internet, instead of the small more focused picture in the area right around me.

Are you focusing on the grassroots movement that is involved in promoting and building your small business?

One of the main reasons that this topic came to mind was a recent post that I made on Open Forum, a great platform for businesses big and small to communicate, discuss, and critique fellow entrepreneurs/ owners. The post was talking about elements of a great crowdfunding campaign, one of which is to start with friends and family. At the time that I first read that response, I could not think of any way to promote, sell, or even tell a lot of my friends and family about my goal of creating, crafting, and building a small business. I figured they would all think that I was crazy, considering that I live in such a small place that reaction wouldn't have surprised me at all.

So what EXACTLY are you doing to get people at a local level interested, motivated, and donating to your small business and crowd funding project? Here are a couple of things that I am either already doing or am going to do in the near future to help so the seeds of an effective grassroots movement for my small business.

• Facebook Is Your Friend- When it comes to establishing an effective grassroots movement for your small business, crowd funding campaign, or product you may have more friends interested on Facebook than what you realize. If you have people that sound really stoked and ready to help with your cause that are also Friends, Family, or Acquaintances here consider getting them to like and participate at least in your Facebook Fan Page/ Info page for your purpose. Some may even be willing to contribute a little more time and admin. Either way, it never hurts to attempt to talk to those close to you on here about your idea, it may end up being beneficial in other ways for your small business.
• Don't Let Twitter Fly By-  Twitter is useful in a different way than Facebook for establishing roots for your cause. Twitter has more users in some areas than others. For example, in my area, I know very few people who actively use Twitter, but are on Facebook all the time. Try to convince the people that you have the best shot with into signing up for Twitter, getting active, and sharing your small business. Or, if they do not feel like doing this, at least see if they will provide a shout out of your Twitter name on pages they admin or in some of their posts.
• Local Newspapers Are Alive And Well- With the advent of the Internet and all of the social media outlets on it, many people have forgotten that small local newspapers can still be very effective at getting your message across. If you live in an area where the local paper is huge, then your message may get lost, don't worry though because some people were sure to see it. In this case, you may purposely want to find a less popular paper. When you live in a small town with a small newspaper like me though, there are additional uses besides advertising that a newspaper can be used for. For example, our local paper I can pay to advertise and use the advertisements to gather analytics about my project. Run one advertisment for a period of 2-3 weeks and pay attention to the SoundOff (that is a section where local readers call and anonymously voice their opinions) and see what people are saying or if they are curious. Take that info I gather and then apply it to my overall strategy.

Keep in mind, there are a lot more aspects to creating a grassroots movement for your small business than just these three. It is without debate though, if you do not have a good ground game for your business and healthy seeds sewn, then you will not be successful.

What Have You Done So Far Locally With Your Business?

What Do You Plan To Do In The Near Future?

Any Tips To Help Myself or Others Create an Effective Grassroots Movement For Their Small Business?

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